# Ndidi and Beşiktaş at Celtic tonight, as the Super Eagles squad for Tanzania is awaited *Wilfred Ndidi plays at Celtic Park at 21:00 WAT (21:00 CET) in the Europa League, eight days before Nigeria host Tanzania in Uyo. No squad from the NFF yet; Soccernet reports the list is with the federation.* News · Published 07:49 CET, 5 Nov 2026 · Match News (https://matchnews.news/news/ndidi-and-besiktas-at-celtic-tonight-as-the-super-eagles-squad-for-tanzania-is-awaited/) By News desk · Reviewed by Fredrik Jurek Wilfred Ndidi and Beşiktaş play Celtic in Glasgow on Thursday 5 November in the Europa League, at 21:00 WAT (21:00 CET), the last European game for the Super Eagles' midfielder before the squad for the two AFCON qualifiers against Tanzania is named. As of 07:45 WAT on Thursday the Nigeria Football Federation had published no list. Soccernet.ng reported on Thursday morning that coach Eric Chelle's squad has gone to the federation and is expected this week. ## Ndidi at Celtic Park UEFA's match page lists the game as Celtic v Beşiktaş at Celtic Park, with Martin O'Neill in charge of Celtic and Vincenzo Italiano of Beşiktaş, and names Ndidi in Beşiktaş's squad as number four, with five appearances and one goal in Europe this season. That goal came in the last round, in the 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace on 22 October, in the second minute of first-half added time, his first European goal for the club, according to Soccernet.ng, which describes him as the Super Eagles captain and writes that "Ndidi's job is to protect the back line, so a goal is a bonus rather than the measure of his game." Soccernet.ng had Beşiktaş eighth in the 36-club Europa League table on seven points after three games. This is the fourth of eight league-phase rounds; the top eight go straight to the last 16 and places nine to 24 go to a play-off round. ## The other Nigerians in Europe this week Bayer Leverkusen, where Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella are under contract, host Marseille at the same hour, 21:00 WAT (21:00 CET). Bundesliga.com's preview says Leverkusen have won their first three games and are the only side in the competition yet to concede, while Marseille have lost all three; neither Nigerian is mentioned in it, and this site could not confirm from an allowed source whether either is in the squad for tonight. Ademola Lookman came off the bench for Atlético Madrid in the 59th minute of Tuesday's 0-2 home defeat to Bayern, according to ESPN's match page, his second appearance as a substitute in a row; Atlético host Barcelona, the La Liga leaders, on Sunday 8 November at 21:00 WAT (21:00 CET), a game previewed on this site today. Victor Osimhen played the full 90 minutes of Galatasaray's 2-0 win over Stuttgart on Tuesday; that piece is linked below. ## The squad, and what is known about it Soccernet.ng's report on Thursday says Chelle regards Stanley Nwabali of Chippa United as his first-choice goalkeeper after a clean sheet at Stellenbosch, Maduka Okoye of Udinese as second choice after he saved a penalty at Parma, and that "Highly-rated by coach Chelle, Arthur Okonkwo will likely be the third goalkeeper in Chelle's submitted squad list." The same report lists Osimhen among the players expected to return. None of this is official until the NFF publishes the list, and this site will carry it when it does. ## Tanzania, twice in five days Nigeria host Tanzania at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Friday 13 November and go to Dar es Salaam for the return on Tuesday 17 November, according to Soccernet.ng, which reports that Tanzania plan to arrive in Uyo on Sunday 8 November, five days early, while Nigeria's Europe-based players arrive only after their club games this weekend. Tanzania have named a 24-man squad under coach Miguel Gamondi, with five players each from Young Africans and Azam, according to Soccernet.ng. The stakes are plain. Soccernet.ng puts Group L after two rounds at Guinea-Bissau six points, Nigeria three, Tanzania one and Madagascar one, and explains that "the group has just one ticket because Tanzania, as co-host, have already secured their place in the finals." So Nigeria, who missed the 2026 World Cup and finished third at the last AFCON, are chasing Guinea-Bissau for the one place from the group that is still open, and Soccernet.ng notes they have gone five games without a clean sheet. Two wins over Tanzania would put them on nine points with two rounds to play. The reports read for this piece give no kick-off times for the two games; this site will add them when the NFF or CAF publishes them. ## Sources 1. Celtic vs Beşiktaş: line-ups (UEFA) https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2050116--celtic-vs-besiktas/lineups/ - Read 07:20 CET, 5 Nov 2026 2. Wilfred Ndidi scores first European goal for Beşiktaş (Soccernet.ng) https://soccernet.ng/2026/10/wilfred-ndidi-besiktas-first-european-goal-super-eagles-captain.html - Read 07:20 CET, 5 Nov 2026 3. Super Eagles goalkeepers: Nwabali, Okoye and the Tanzania squad (Soccernet.ng) https://soccernet.ng/2026/11/super-eagles-goalkeepers-nwabali-okoye-tanzania-afcon.html - Read 07:21 CET, 5 Nov 2026 4. Tanzania to arrive in Uyo early for AFCON qualifier against Super Eagles (Soccernet.ng) https://soccernet.ng/2026/11/super-eagles-tanzania-arrive-uyo-early-afcon-qualifier.html - Read 07:21 CET, 5 Nov 2026 5. Tanzania name 24-man squad for Super Eagles double-header (Soccernet.ng) https://soccernet.ng/2026/11/super-eagles-tanzania-squad-24-uyo-dar-es-salaam-afcon-qualifiers.html - Read 07:21 CET, 5 Nov 2026 6. AFCON 2027 Group L: one ticket, because Tanzania are co-hosts (Soccernet.ng) https://soccernet.ng/2026/10/super-eagles-afcon-2027-group-l-tanzania-ticket.html - Read 07:13 CET, 5 Nov 2026 7. Bayer Leverkusen v Marseille: Europa League preview (Bundesliga.com) https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bayer-leverkusen-marseille-live-europa-league-blog-preview-report-maza-quansah-39793 - Read 07:16 CET, 5 Nov 2026 8. Atlético Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich (Nov 3, 2026) Final Score (ESPN) https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/401915386/bayern-munich-atletico-madrid - Read 06:55 CET, 5 Nov 2026 --- 18+. Gambling involves risk and can be addictive. Please gamble responsibly. Odds links go to BettingBeast. Match News is a football news site published by Checkraise Ltd. Every odds link on this site goes to BettingBeast. Articles are written with the help of an AI system and checked against the sources they cite; the responsible editor is named on every article.